Google buys a quantum computer to make faster, smarter artificial intelligence

Quantum computing promises to vastly expand what technology companies can do with data -- and Google wants a part of it.

Ground control to Major Tux: Space station dumps Windows, now uses Linux

A n ISS spokesperson told press the switch was made because ISS astronauts and cosmonauts needed an operating system "that was stable and reliable." Ouch!

New Google & Time project shows stunning images of earth changing over 30 years

Google and Time Magazine have partnered to create a brilliant new project called Timelapse that shows satellite imagery of earth during the course of nearly 30 years, giving us a better understanding of how our planet is transforming.

NASA will turn astronauts into farmers for long-term Mars missions

To make it worth the substantial cost of shipping greenhouses, lighting, and other necessary equipment to the red planet, the missions need to be very long in duration -- as long as 15 or even 20 years.

Solar ‘ring of fire’ eclipse coming this Thursday and Friday

"Ring of fire" means different things to different people depending on whether they love Johnny Cash or buy Preparation H, but to solar astronomers, it means an annular eclipse.

NASA holds haiku contest to send a message to Mars

MAVEN is going to dabble in atmospheric forensics, looking at Martian solar winds and gathering data to figure out a bit more about how the planet's atmosphere decayed. You can use that as inspiration for your haiku.

NASA’s new rover will study massive glaciers — on Earth

NASA is releasing a "tank-like" rover out into the wild, this time to study warming glaciers on Earth. It's called Grover, and it was built by a team of students.

NASA’s close call with Saturn hurricane leads to amazing imagery

The storm is the size of two Earths. Its eye alone is a massive 1,250 miles wide. Strangely, the storm has gravitated toward the planet's north pole and exists without oceans and with very little water vapor.

NASA proves 3D printing is headed to the stars

3D-printed space technology is no longer science fiction, as NASA and other space companies are making it a reality.

Crowdfunded NASA PSA video will play before ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’

We might be unsuccessful at getting congress to double NASA's funding to a full cent on every taxed dollar, but look out when someone starts a crowdfunding campaign.

NASA’s 2014 budget may include $100M to capture an asteroid

Within NASA's budget for the following year is a request for $100 million for a project that's never been attempted before -- at least that we know of by humans anyways.

Thar she blows: Mars rover Curiosity sees yet more evidence of water

Using a neutron gun and an infrared imaging camera, researchers found signs of hydration: water molecules bound to minerals in Martian rock.

Rovio teams with NASA to open Angry Birds Space attraction in Orlando

Angry Birds Space Encounter uses the popular mobile game to teach science and more.

SpaceX Dragon successfully docks with ISS following thruster scare

Chalk up another successful mission for the private space company SpaceX.

Thrusters on full (again): SpaceX Dragon back on its way to space station

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft had a glitch this morning after taking off for the International Space Station, but all of the thruster pods are now back online.

NASA to host first Google+ Hangout from the International Space Station on Feb. 22

Proving just how versatile Google+'s Hangouts group video chat feature can be, NASA announced yesterday that it will offer its first Hangout with the crew of the International Space Station later this month.